Is the use of metformin in patients undergoing dialysis hazardous for life? A systematic review of the safety of metformin in patients undergoing dialysis.

Christina Abdel ShaheedJane E CarlandGarry G GrahamSophie L StockerGreg SmithMark HicksKenneth M WilliamsTimothy FurlongPeter MacdonaldJerry R GreenfieldFelicity C SmithGina ChowdhuryRichard O Day

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2019)

The evidence regarding the safety of metformin in people undergoing dialysis is inconclusive. Appropriately designed randomised controlled trials are needed to resolve this uncertainty.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis